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592 | <strong>Patent</strong> it YOURSELF<br />

<strong>Patent</strong>ability, 94–118<br />

certificate of, 431<br />

commercial success and, 346<br />

design patent and, 10, 15–16<br />

disclosure of information material<br />

to, 287–288, 345<br />

examiner’s determination of, 116<br />

examiners’ varying standards of,<br />

343<br />

excluded categories, 15–16, 98<br />

flowchart for, 114, 117–118, 137, 138<br />

inventor’s qualifications, irrelevance<br />

of, 116–117<br />

legal requirements for, 95–96<br />

MPEP chapter on, 349<br />

novelty and, 94, 95, 102–107, 114,<br />

116, 117<br />

PCT search report and, 330<br />

positive factors list and, 82<br />

of processes, Bilski decision and, 97<br />

PTO’s high standard of, 350<br />

publication of application and, 278<br />

relevance of prior art to, 287–288<br />

scope of coverage and, 154–156<br />

searcher’s opinion on, 127, 139<br />

search report and, 127, 139<br />

statutory classes and, 95, 96–100,<br />

114, 117<br />

summary, 118<br />

trademark rights and, 19<br />

unobviousness and, 95–96, 107–116,<br />

114, 117–118<br />

utility and, 95, 100–102, 114, 117<br />

v. commercial viability, 95<br />

See also Novelty; Unobviousness<br />

<strong>Patent</strong> agents, 125–127<br />

change of examiners and, 404<br />

foreign, 328, 330, 331, 332–333<br />

for foreign filing, U.S.-based, 332<br />

for help with claims, 234<br />

<strong>Patent</strong> and Trademark Depository<br />

Libraries (PTDLs)<br />

CD-ROM products at, 148, 157<br />

EAST terminals at, 157, 158<br />

finding inventors’ groups at, 41<br />

PubWEST terminals at, 154, 156,<br />

157, 158<br />

searching at, 124, 148, 151, 154,<br />

156–159<br />

<strong>Patent</strong> and Trademark Office (PTO), 14<br />

addresses of, 482<br />

agents licensed by, 125–127<br />

attorneys licensed by, 17, 126–127<br />

classification system of, 144–145,<br />

147–151, 153<br />

CASSIS and, 148, 151, 157<br />

computer searching and, 139, 140,<br />

162<br />

for designs, 148<br />

complaints to, about inventorexploiters,<br />

307<br />

correspondence with, importance<br />

of, 2<br />

delays caused by, 13, 389<br />

electronic filing with. See Electronic<br />

Filing System (EFS-Web)<br />

email communications with, 284,<br />

347<br />

faxing papers to. See Faxing to PTO<br />

forms of, 274, Appendix 7,<br />

Appendix 8<br />

frustrations of dealing with, 344,<br />

350<br />

international application filed with,<br />

320, 322, 328–329, 330<br />

mistakes by, 342, 343, 344<br />

monetary penalties of, 256<br />

official dates on documents in, 346<br />

online publications of, 145<br />

photocopying charge of, 387<br />

search facilities at, 143–144<br />

searching at, 124, 143–151, 153–154<br />

telephone numbers of, 483<br />

trademark registration with, 20<br />

trademark search at website of, 20<br />

website of, 140, 162–166<br />

classifications on, 145<br />

patent agents and attorneys on,<br />

126<br />

searches on, 163–165<br />

See also <strong>Patent</strong> examiners<br />

<strong>Patent</strong> application<br />

abandonment of. See Abandonment<br />

amendments to. See Amendments<br />

assembly of, 282, 283<br />

assignment of. See Assignment<br />

attorney for preparation of, 2–3, 206<br />

nondisclosed prior art and, 288<br />

commercialization of invention<br />

and, 27, 89<br />

computer program for preparation<br />

of, 177<br />

confidentiality of, 12, 26, 176<br />

as constructive reduction to<br />

practice, 48<br />

contents of, 181–183<br />

conversion to PPA, 58<br />

conversion to SIR, 395<br />

decision to proceed with, 170, 171,<br />

172–173, 176<br />

deficiency in, notice of, 284, 339<br />

defined, 9<br />

for design patent, 174, 294, 297–298,<br />

300<br />

electronic filing of. See Electronic<br />

Filing System (EFS-Web)<br />

extensions of, 400–410. See also<br />

specific type of extension<br />

final checklist for, 283, 284<br />

finaling of. See Finaling of patent<br />

application<br />

flowchart for, 185, 186<br />

foreign. See Foreign filing<br />

after foreign filing, expedited, 297<br />

four main considerations for, 181<br />

hand delivered to PTO, 181<br />

on improvements. See<br />

Improvements to invention<br />

initial processing of, by PTO, 183<br />

interference and<br />

with another application, 105<br />

with issued patent, 394–395<br />

See also Interferences<br />

international, 320, 322, 328–329,<br />

330<br />

Inventor’s Commandments for, 180<br />

inventors named on, 270, 273, 274,<br />

275, 293, 436–437<br />

keeping original of, 282<br />

by lay inventor, 181<br />

limiting statements in, 180, 196, 199,<br />

202, 204–205, 206, 209<br />

words and phrases to avoid, 196<br />

lost in mail, 281, 282<br />

mailing of, 282, 283<br />

marketing use of, 313<br />

multiple inventions in, 76–77, 184<br />

multiple PPAs prior to, 76<br />

new matter may not be added, 187,<br />

259, 276, 346, 348, 356, 365<br />

in drawings, 238, 386<br />

substitute specification and, 365<br />

number filed per year, 15

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